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    ARBOVIRUS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitisplay

    Synonyms:

    arborvirus; arbovirus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("arbovirus" is a kind of...):

    virus ((virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arbovirus"):

    Bunyaviridae (a large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods))

    Togaviridae; Flaviviridae (a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods)

    Arenaviridae; Rhabdoviridae (a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods)

    Reoviridae (a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods)

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